www.gradeup.co 1 www.gradeup.co GK Facts about India’s Neighboring Countries 1. Sri lanka Some Important Facts President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Prime Minister Mahindra Rajapaksa Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya Official languages Sinhala,Tamil State/ Provinces 9 states Capital Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte largest city Colombo Currency Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) National Game Volleyball National Bird Ceylon (Jungle Fowl) National Animal Grizzled Giant Squirrel National Fruit Jackfruit National Tree Ironwood National Flower Blue water lily Highest peak Pidurutalagala Longest river Mahaweli Religion 70.2% Buddhism, 12.6% Hinduism Parliament Parliamenthua (225 seats) Famous Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Vesak, Poson Festival, Kandy Esala Perahera, festivals Kataragama Festival, Vel Festival, Deepavali 2 www.gradeup.co 2. China Some Important Facts President Xi Jinping Official Mandarin languages State/ Provinces 26 Provinces Capital Beijing Currency Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) National Game Table Tennis National Bird Red-crowned crane National Fruit Kiwifruit National Tree Maidenhair tree National Flower Blue water lily National animal Giant Panda Longest river Yangtze River Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Boundaries Pradesh Parliament National Assembly (2980 members) Border McMahon Line 3. Myammar Some Important Facts President Win Myint Prime Minister Min Aung Hliaing National anthem Kaba Ma Kyei Official languages Burmese National animal Tiger Capital and largest city Naypyidaw Currency Burmese Kyat National Game Caneball National Bird Grey Peacock-Pheasant National Fruit Padauk National Tree Green Peafowl 3 www.gradeup.co Parliament The House of Representatives (440 seats) Highest peak Hkakabo Razi Longest river Irrawaddy River Famous festivals Thingyan, Kasone, Nayon 4. Afghanistan Some Important Facts President Ashraf Ghani Parliament Wolesi Jirga (lower House) (250 members) Official languages Dari and Pashto State/ Provinces 34 Proviences Capital and largest city Kabul Currency Afghan afghani National Game Buzkashi National Bird Grey Peacock-the Golden eagle National Fruit Prunus persica National Tree Afghan Pine National animal Snow Leopard Border Durand Line 5. Bhutan Some Important Facts Name of king Druk Gyalpo (Dragon King) Monarch Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Prime Minister Lotay Tshering Upper house National Council Official languages Dzongkha State/ Provinces 20 states Capital and largest city Thimphu Currency Ngultrum (BTN) National Animal Takin National Bird The Raven 4 www.gradeup.co National Game Archery National Tree Cypress(Tsenden) National Flower Blue poppy Religion 77.4% Vajrayana Buddhism, 22.6% Hinduism Lower house National Assembly (Tshogdu) 55 seats 6. Nepal Some Important Facts President Bidhya Devi Bhandari Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba Official languages Nepali State/ Provinces 7 Provinces Capital and largest city Kathmandu Currency Nepalese rupee National Game Volleyball National Bird Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) National Animal Cow National Tree Ficus religiosa National Flower Rhododendron Highest peak Mount Everest Longest river Karnali Parliament The National Assembly (275 seats) 7. Bangladesh Some Important Facts President Abdul Hamid Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Official languages Bengali State/ Provinces 8 Provinces Capital Dhaka Currency Bangladeshi taka National Game Volleyball 5 www.gradeup.co National Bird Oriental Magpie-Robin National Fruit Jackfruit(kathal) National Tree Mango Tree National animal Royal Bengal tiger Highest peak Keokradong Longest river Surma Religion 70.2% Buddhism, 12.6% Hinduism Parliament Jatiyo Shangsad (Bengali) and House of the Nation(English) (350 Member) Border Radcliffe Line 8. Pakistan Some Important Facts President Arif Alvi Prime Minister Imran Khan Official languages Urdu, English State/ Provinces 4 Provinces Capital Islamabad Currency Pakistani Rupee National Game Field Hockey National Bird Chukar partridge National Fruit Mango(Summer), Guava (Winter) National Tree Deodar National Anthem Quami Taranah Highest peak K2 Longest river Indus River Religion Islam Parliament National Assembly (342 seats) Border Radcliffe Line 6 www.gradeup.co 9. Maldives Some Important Facts President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih Parliament People's Majlis Official languages Dhivehi State/ Provinces 1 Only Capital and largest city Male Currency Maldivian Rufiyaa National Game Football National Bird White-breasted Waterhen National Fruit Coconut National Tree Coconut Tree National animal Yellowfin Tuna 7 www.gradeup.co 8 .